Yearly Archives: 2005

While you are out on the coast picking up some crabs…why not get your Christmas tree at the same time? There are farms all along Half Moon Bay and back in the hills of Santa Cruz. Offering fresh and unique trees, these farms are a festive alternative to Safeway or the Delancey Street lots in…

Hallelujah! Crab season officially (and finally) opened today! When you can buy dungeness crab for $2-3 a pound it suddenly makes all those crab recipes seem a lot more interesting. But nothing beats the pure glory of a simple crab feed. Cold, microwaved or even barbecued whole crabs served with nothing more than crunchy sourdough…

Instead of using Evite this holiday season…why not make your own email invitations? I created this template by expanding on a vintage design. Just click here to view the full sized image and then copy it to PhotoShop to add your party information. You can also print it and use it as a paper invitation.…

If you live in an old apartment in any American city, chances are you have one or more radiators as your heat source. Attractive in an urban way, these radiators can be a bit confusing to use. With the weather in San Francisco taking a turn for the very cold, it’s time to fire up…

Isn’t it an odd sensation when you run across a children’s book that you read years ago? All the sudden, you vividly remember each page when five minutes ago the whole memory was at the very back of your brain’s deep storage. I just ran across “The Snowy Day” while reserving books from the library…

This Thanksgiving weekend certainly did a lot to get us started on Christmas. On Friday, Rob and I baked and decorated the first batch of holiday cookies. Saturday we hosted a festive brunch and received a nice wreath from Jean before going to see White Christmas at the Orpheum (complete with indoor snow, definitely check…

The makeup company, Fresh, must have a marketing genius on their team. They know that there is little women love more than cute eyeshadows packaged in small, shiny packages. It’s nearly impossible to resist their lip gloss sets and their new “Geisha” collection. Plus, they sell one of the world’s best lip glosses – “Daphne”…

New York Magazine has a great list of twenty holiday gifts for under $20. Check out the pillows from West Elm and the knit covered hot-water bottle.

Thanksgiving is already here (really!? How is that possible?!). Following in Garrison Keillor’s footsteps, I am thankful this year for some simple pleasures. These are a few of my favorite things: The gorgeous weather in the city this week Getting a seat on the bus The third successful Ladies Activity Club party The San Francisco…

Want to get in the holiday spirit? Not ready for the tree and trimmings? Try a “Winter Forest” candle from Williams Sonoma. The crisp pine scent of the candle is just what Santa ordered for holiday early birds. I bought one last year in an after Christmas sale and packed it away with my decorations.…